Gate.



D. E. HELTUIL Patented July 18, I899.

GATE.

lApplicntinn filed Feb. 21, 1899);

3 Sheets-Sheet l.

I (No Model.)

nvewtor,

Mae/130' TM W m 00.. wmmnmu. a. c.

r m .JUH w (No Model.)

Patented July 18, I899. D. E. HELTON.

GAT E. Application filed Feb. 21, 1899.1

3 Sheets-Shoe! a.

(No Model.)

ventoz 07L,

attouuqa nu: new. it? on. moum.wmm zmu. 0, c

, UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE. f

DoUeLAs E. .I-IELTON,

or OGDEN, ILLINOIS.

""e'ATE.

- srncrmenrroiv forming part of Letters Patent No. 6 9,0 5, dated zrui 'is, 1899.

. twan filed February 21,1899. Serial Ht. 706,394. (No model.) 7

To all whom, it concern.- v I Be it known that I, DOUGLAS E. HELTON,

[a citizen of the United States, residing at Ogden, in the county of Champaign and State of Illinois, have invented certain newpand useful Improvements in Gates; and'I do declare the followingto be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ing the gate. v

The object of the invention is to provide a gate which .will be simple of construction, durable in use, and comparatively inexpen- V siveof production and means by which in the opening action it maybe elevated to free it from snow and then swung around close up against the side of the fence. p With this object in view the invention con sists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

1 In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of-the gate closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the gate open. Fig. 3 is a top plan View illustrating the position of parts as the gate is being either-opened or closed.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the latch-post, 2 the gate-post, and 3 the gate.

4 denotes the hinge-frame, consisting of a pintle 5, pivoted in staples 6, secured to the post 2, and laterally-extending arms 7, braced by struts 8. The free ends of these arms 7 are hinged to vertical pintles 9, secured to the gate intermediate its ends,whereby the gate is permitted to swing with the hinge-frame 4 and independentlyof the hinge-frame.

1O denotes lever-posts, and 10 denotes opcrating-levers pivoted to said posts.

'11 denotes a jointed rod, one end of which is pivoted to one of the fence-posts and the other end to a crank-arm 13, projecting latorally from the upper end of the pintle 5.

1% denotes links, the inner ends of which are pivoted to the jointed rod near its joint" and the outer ends of whichare pivoted to v the operating-levers.

to the post 12, the other end being formed with-a crank-arm and pivoted to a stud 17', secured to the rear 'end'of the gate.

. 18denotes a cam-lever pivoted tothe gate post'and supporting the lower end of the pin-V t1e.5.' I The arm of this cam-lever is connected to the jointed brace by a link 19. I

20 denotes catches secured'to the posts 1 and 2, and 21denotes catch-studs carried by the ends of the gate the catches.

In operation when the free end of one of the operating-levers is depressed the jointed rod yields at this point and the arm of the cam-lever is elevated, which elevates the gate and frees it from any obstacles which may be in its pathsuch, for instance, as snow or rocks. In the depression of the free end of the operating-lever and in the breaking of the jointed rod the crank carried by the upper end of the pintle is drawn around to the position shown in Fig. 2, thus drawing the gate outward and parallel with the fence. The inertia or momentum imparted to the gate now causesit to swing inward and up against the side of the fence, as shown in Fig. 2, in which position it is firmly locked by reason of the two parts of the jointed rod being at a dead-center.

The swinging movement of the gate is con- .trolled by the connecting rod 15, which through every movement of the gate holds the and adapted to engage Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the gate, a hingeframe pivoted to the gate intermediate its ends, and means for simultaneously elevating the hinge-frame and swinging the same from one position to another, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with the gate-post, a

frame hinged thereto, a gate hinged to the free end of the frame, a cam-lever supporting the pintle of the hinge-frame, a crank-arm carried by the hinge-frame, and means for simultaneously elevating the hinge-frame and turning the crank-arm, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with the gate-post, a hinge-frame hinged thereto and provided'with a crank-arm, a gate hinged to the free end of said hinge-frame, a cam for elevating the hinge-frame, and means connected to the cam and the crank for elevating the gate and swinging it open, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with the gate-post, the

' hinge-frame, the gate hinged to said frame, a

crank-arm secured to said hinge-frame, a

jointed rod one end of which is pivoted to the fence and the other end to the crank-arm, and a connecting-arm one end of which is pivoted to the fence and the other end to the rear end of the gate, and means connected with the jointed arm for operating the gate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DOUGLAS E. HELTON. WVitnesses:

L. A. SoMERs,

WM. MOKINLEY; 

